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Evanescence's Amy Lee Says "Don't Freak Out" Over Epileptic Seizure
Evanescence's Amy Lee Says "Don't Freak Out" Over Epileptic Seizure The specific Out of the Shadows campaign is over, but Evanescence singer-pianist Amy Lee won’t ever stop bringing to light the realities of epilepsy. Her brother, Robby, had his first seizure when he was 8-years-old. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy is…
Here's Some Dirt On Backstreet Boy Nick Carter
Here's Some Dirt On Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Who wants Nick Carter’s dirty shoes? How about his dirty shoes signed by every member of the Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block? The recent NKOTBSB tour of arenas proves there are still thousands of fans who would. Now, add to that a charitable angle and that’s some good dirt. The Backstreet Boy…
Did Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Become A Radical?
Did Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Become A Radical? In elementary school, Bruce Cockburn remembers a teacher wishing upon her class that they all grow up to be “radicals,” a person intent on forcing change by uncompromising methods. The future folk-rock singer-songwriter doesn’t known how that might’ve affected his desire to make a difference in the world, but in the 1980s — after the…
Top Hip Hop Group Far East Movement "4 C The Power" They Can Have On Kids
Top Hip Hop Group Far East Movement "4 C The Power" They Can Have On Kids Far East Movement make surprise appearance at a benefit show for the Univeristy of California Autism Center and the Red Scarf Project, Dec. 2009 in Los Angeles — Photo courtesy of www.4cthepower.com Los Angeles electro-hip hop group Far East Movement is one of the mentors…
Singer Natalia Kills Joins Justin Bieber In Support Of Pencils Of Promise
Singer Natalia Kills Joins Justin Bieber In Support Of Pencils Of Promise Natalia KillsJustin Bieber isn’t the only musician behind Pencils of Promise. British singer Natalia Kills, signed by Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am, and whose album, Perfectionist, comes out August 16, is already supporting the New York-based charity which builds schools in the…
Billy Talent Drummer Launches Online Support Site For Youth Affected By MS
Billy Talent Drummer Launches Online Support Site For Youth Affected By MS Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk is in a multi-platinum Canadian rock band, headlining arenas across the country and touring all over the world, but he has just realized another dream — the launch of www.someonelikeme.ca, a youth-based blogging website for people affected by…
Corey Hart And Marie-Christine Support Neurosurgeon's Project Medishare For Haiti
Corey Hart And Marie-Christine Support Neurosurgeon's Project Medishare For Haiti Singer-songwriter Corey Hart first met Project Medishare for Haiti co-founder Dr. Barth Green when he underwent cervical disk fusion surgery by the world renowned Miami neurosurgeon. At the time, Hart had just signed Montreal singer Marie-Christine Depestre to his…
Hail The Villain's Chad Taylor Jokes About His "Shitty" Disease
Hail The Villain's Chad Taylor Jokes About His "Shitty" Disease Chad Taylor pictured here wearing sunglassesHail The Villain’s bassist Chad Taylor is the first to make “shitty” jokes about it, but he knows living with Crohn’s disease is not a laughing matter. The bassist for the Oshawa, Ontario hard rock band seizes the opportunity to talk…
Former Child Soldier Emmanuel Jal To Speak at Canadian Schools, Release Album On Universal
Former Child Soldier Emmanuel Jal To Speak at Canadian Schools, Release Album On Universal Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier now 31, is making a name for himself as a conscious rapper on a global scale. The new album, See Me Mama, will be released in Canada in September via his own label, Gatwitch, through Universal Music Canada. The first single is "…
Jill Barber Is "Spark" For Girls Action Foundation
Jill Barber Is "Spark" For Girls Action Foundation Photo credit: Ivan Otis As a musician, jazz-pop chanteuse Jill Barber always found ‘girls with guitars’ night or other female-only music events ghettoizing, but that is far different from mentoring other females. That’s why she said yes to Girls Action Foundation’s Light A Spark initiative. “…
Neil Young Proud Of Bridge School's Global Impact
Neil Young Proud Of Bridge School's Global Impact Neil and Pegi Young’s Bridge School in Hillsborough, California, was a much-needed, one-of-a-kind school for children with severe speech and physical impairments when it opened in 1987. Now it is a model for other schools and uses communication technology to teach its methods to other teachers around…
Nobody's Perfect To "Jar of Hearts" Singer Christina Perri
Nobody's Perfect To "Jar of Hearts" Singer Christina Perri Christina Perri / Photo by Lani Lee“Nobody’s perfect” is a campaign or charity Philadelphia singer-songwriter Christina Perri is seriously thinking of starting since the success of “Jar of Hearts,” which sold a million downloads after she performed the heart-wrencher on the FOX TV…
Once Bullied Singer Bares Face For Kids Help Phone
Once Bullied Singer Bares Face For Kids Help Phone In the video for her song “Sunflower,” from her 2009 debut album, Famous, country singer Stacey Zegers presents a poignant anti-bullying message. A victim herself of childhood bullying, the 25-year-old London, Ontario native resident hooked up with the free, anonymous counselling service Kids Help Phone …
Yoko Ono Charity Has Built 90 Schools And Counting
Yoko Ono Charity Has Built 90 Schools And Counting Yoko OnoFor nearly half a century, Japanese-born avant-garde artist Yoko Ono has been a figurehead and ambassador for social change. She continues to be a vocal supporter of women’s and gay rights, as well as an advocate for peace. As such, she gives to several handpicked charities that she feels are in…
Hip Hop Artist Taps Into Youth Mentoring
Hip Hop Artist Taps Into Youth Mentoring Student Benjamin McDonald plays steel pan for a school presentation after a TAP music seminarIn the music industry, he is the rapper/producer formerly known as Solitair and now goes by Silver, but outside music he’s known by his birthname Sheldon Pitt, the executive director of Toro Action Programs (TAP), a non-…